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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on desire to bring a WNBA team to Kansas City

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on desire to bring a WNBA team to Kansas City | @EdEastonJr

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is confusing his ownership pursuits with a venture into the WNBA. During Thursday’s press conference, he addressed the recent report that he wants a WNBA franchise in Kansas City.

“We want to get basketball to Kansas City in general, and then WNBA and the success that they’ve had these last few seasons; it’s kind of a no-brainer,” said Mahomes. “I mean, to try to get a WNBA team in Kansas City to this fan base, and you see it with if you talk about Kansas University, Kansas basketball, the Chiefs, the city of Kansas City is going to come out, and they’re going to fill the stadium.”

On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter’s report detailed Mahomes’ and his ownership group’s recent interest in a potential WNBA franchise coming to Kansas City after the recent success of the playoff-bound KC Current in the NWSL.

“So it was cool that we were able to get this women’s soccer team here in the (KC) Current. They’re going into the playoffs now, and you see the support that they have,” said Mahomes. “So let’s try to get a WNBA team in here as well, and kind of the same type of ownership group, and they’ve done the current the right way. I want to continue to work with them to take that next step in the WNBA.”

For years, Mahomes has been vocal about attracting more professional sports franchises to Kansas City, including an NBA franchise, for temporary accommodations during the Toronto Raptors’ COVID-19 restrictions season in 2021.

“Kansas City is such a great place for me; it’s a place that I call home, it’s a place that I built a house at, and that I’ll be for a long, long time,” said Mahomes. “So I think being involved in the community as much as possible, and I love sports. I know how much the city loves sports, so let’s bring as many sports in here and showcase how great Kansas City is, not only as a city but the people in the city as well.”

After taking business classes and working with groups to join ownership of several sports franchises, Mahomes hopes his efforts will encourage young girls, including his daughter, to get involved in sports.

“It started early with the Royals and Sporting Kansas City and the Current, and now hopefully, we will get this WNBA team here. It’s for life after football,” said Mahomes. “So I can still make an impact in all sports, and then, that same time, showcase to my daughter that she can follow her dream and go out there next game. Whatever that dream is.”

Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. reacts to Patrick Mahomes’ ‘angry run’ touchdown vs. 49ers

#Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. gave #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes a shoutout on Twitter after his ‘angry run’ against the #49ers in Week 7.

The Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are two of the most recognizable brands in the sports world, and Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. took notice of the defending Super Bowl champions’ excellence in their Week 7 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

The Royals’ season came to an abrupt end last week after they fell to the New York Yankees in the ALDS.

Mahomes attended one of the Royals’ games in the MLB playoffs, and the rising young infielder was quick to give the superstar quarterback a shoutout on Instagram after he scored an ‘angry run’ touchdown against the 49ers.

Check out Witt’s Instagram post, which was shared to Twitter by Chiefs Wire legend Charles Goldman on Twitter:

 

Expect Witt to continue following Mahomes’ reign of dominance in the AFC when Kansas City attempts to keep its undefeated record intact against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reacts to Royals’ loss to Yankees in ALDS

Check out what #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had to say to the #Royals after their loss to the #Yankees in the ALDS.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is invested in the world of local sports, and as a minority owner of the Royals, the two-time MVP is one of their biggest fans.

The Royals’ miraculous season came to an end Thursday night when they lost 3-1 to the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the ALDS.

After a 106-loss season in 2023, many fans in Kansas City had low hopes for the Boys in Blue but, with the help of a greatly-improved pitching staff and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., the Royals made the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

After sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card Series, Kansas City’s season was cut short by the powerhouse Yankees.

The unfortunate ending didn’t stop Mahomes from congratulating the Royals on Twitter for an incredible season:

As the Royals head into their offseason, Mahomes will have plenty of time to prepare for the San Francisco 49ers as the Chiefs look to keep their undefeated streak alive in Week 7.

Bob Costas rips Yuli Gurriel for bad error: A ’10-year-old’ could have caught that

Fans aren’t happy with Bob Costas.

Oof, Bob Costas.

He’s not having the best of series on the mic for TBS, from a lackluster call of a Kansas City Royals double play to botching a routine call in Game 3 of the ALDS.

And now there’s this call, which is rubbing some folks the wrong way — in that same Game 3 of the series, Yuli Gurriel dropped a pretty easy-looking throw from second baseman Michael Massey, and Costas had this to say: “[He] drops one that your 10-year-old playing catch in the backyard would’ve caught.”

Ouch. Here’s that call that has people buzzing once again about Costas on the mic:

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Bob Costas completely botched a routine baseball call during Game 3 of Yankees-Royals

Uhhh…

Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas didn’t quite rise to the occasion on Wednesday night as he was on the TBS call for Game 3 of the 2024 ALDS between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals.

On a hit from Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, Costas got unusually excited on his call since he thought it was going to be a big play for Kansas City.

Well, the Royals hit went for a pretty automatic catch-and-out for the Yankees, which made Costas’ lively commentary for such a routine baseball play come across as very jarring and out of place.

We’re not sure what Costas thought he saw here, but it was the wrong call and the wrong emotion for such a mundane moment in an otherwise nail-biting game.

Costas is still awesome, but he’d probably like to have this call back.

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1844194411510628609

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Patrick Mahomes reacts to Michael Massey’s RBI triple during Royals’ ALDS Game 3 vs. Yankees

Check out this video of #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reacting to #Royals 2B Michael Massey’s RBI triple against the #Yankees in ALDS Game 3.

Patrick Mahomes spent his Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium watching the Kansas City Royals take on the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS.

While Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are taking some much-needed time off this week, the reigning Super Bowl MVP has his mind on baseball, and he was locked in when Royals second basemen Michael Massey hit an RBI triple in the fifth inning.

Former Chiefs wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, who is an avid Yankees fan, was seen with Mahomes in a box at Kauffman after Massey’s hit and had to deal with some trash-talk from his ex-teammate.

Take a look at this video of Mahomes’ reaction to the game-changing play, which was posted to Twitter by Jomboy Media:

Mahomes is a minority owner of the Royals and is sure to attend more of their games in the coming weeks if Kansas City continues advancing in the playoffs.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes plans to attend Royals postseason games at Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City #Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes plans to attend Kansas City #Royals postseason games at Kauffman Stadium | @EdEastonJr

Last Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs’ 26-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints had tough competition in terms of attention and viewers in the city. The Major League Baseball postseason is underway, and the Kansas City Royals are battling the New York Yankees in the American League Division series.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes discussed the Royals’ grabbing the crowd’s attention during his postgame press conference.

“I really wanted to focus on the game and look after it and maybe get a scoreboard kind of shot of it, and they gave us a couple of those. You could feel that that stuff was going good,” said Mahomes. “There was kind of a lull there, kind of, I think, towards the end of the game, and I was like, ‘They’re not showing the score. The (New York) Yankees came back.’ The Royals picked it up and got the win, and it was extremely exciting to see the fanbase because, obviously, we know that the fans at (GEHA Field at) Arrowhead (Stadium) are going to be loud and (cause a) ruckus and be really into the game, but I haven’t gotten to experience that stadium in Kauffman (Stadium) – sold out playoffs and that stuff and so it was cool to see that kind of combine.”

The Royals were victorious on Monday, tying the series at one game each. Two games this week are scheduled in Kauffman Stadium. The defending Super Bowl MVP plans to attend a game but has family first on his mind.

“That’s the plan; I have to just – it’s (the) bye week,” said Mahomes. “so Brittany’s (Mahomes) vacation and me getting to the Royals game will feud for sure.”

Chiefs Kingdom should be on the lookout for Mahomes and maybe some other Chiefs players in attendance for games three and four.

Bob Costas’s lackluster call of a key Royals double play gets ripped by MLB fans

Not great, Bob!

It feels like every time Bob Costas calls an MLB playoff game these days, he’s getting ripped for his lack of excitement.

We saw it last year when he called the final out of an Arizona Diamondbacks win and now there was a moment from the New York Yankees’ loss to the Kansas City Royals.

Giancarlo Stanton hit into a double play to end the eighth inning in a 4-1 game, which was a huge moment in a playoff game … and Costas just didn’t sound that thrilled. People thought he actually sounded disappointed, which isn’t great!

Here’s the moment and some reaction to it:

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1843478078489509994

https://twitter.com/ColeCarmody52/status/1843478254306632130

https://twitter.com/YankeeWRLD/status/1843479055317766352

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes sends message to Derek Jeter ahead of Royals vs. Yankees ALDS

Kansas City #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes sends message to Derek Jeter ahead of #Royals vs. #Yankees ALDS | @EdEastonJr

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is focused on his next opponent this Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. He closely monitors his other team, the Kansas City Royals, as they clinched a spot in the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.

Mahomes spoke to reporters on Thursday, sharing his excitement for the team he serves as an owner for as they progress in this year’s MLB postseason.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s awesome. I mean, it’s great for the city. I’ve heard all the stories about how awesome the environment was the last time they were in the playoffs, and they’re getting to go up against a great, great baseball team in the Yankees, a historic baseball team.” said Mahomes. “So I’m just excited for these guys when they’re hungry. They’re playing great baseball right now, and to be at the K sold out crowd, hopefully, and get to see that October baseball there is going to be special.”

A reporter at the press conference mentioned Yankees great and baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, who knows Mahomes well, is rumored to be looking for tickets to watch games at Kauffman Stadium.

“Yeah, man, I’ll let him be there because when we hopefully win, I’ll get to talk trash.” Said Mahomes. “I know he’s a big Yankees fan. I think if the Yankees lost this series, he might have to move cities. So let’s see if we can do that for him.”

Chiefs Wire Senior Writer Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Jeter recently about Mahomes’ leadership from one captain to another. The series kicks off this Saturday at Yankee Stadium and will move to Kansas City next Wednesday.

How to buy New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals ALDS playoff tickets

The Kansas City Royals eliminated the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Wild Card and now travel to New York to take on Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees.

The Kansas City Royals are moving onto the American League Division Series.

After winning back-to-back one-run games on the road in Baltimore, the Royals eliminated the Orioles and will now take on the New York Yankees in a best-of-five game series beginning Saturday, Oct. 5.

While Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals are flying high after two tense wins in the Wild Card round, Aaron Judge and the Bronx Bombers lie in wait with a berth in the American League Championship Series on the line.

Here’s everything you need to know in order to attend a playoff game between the Yankees and Royals.

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How to buy Yankees vs Royals ALDS tickets

Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 5 in New York at 1:08 p.m. ET – Shop tickets

Game 2: Monday, Oct. 7 in New York  at 4:08 p.m. ET – Shop tickets

Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Kansas City, time TBD – Shop tickets

Game 4 (if necessary): Thursday, Oct. 10 in Kansas City, time TBD – Shop tickets

Game 5 (if necessary): Saturday, Oct 12 in New York, time TBD – Shop tickets

New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals playoff ticket prices

Game 1: From $104

Game 2: From $79

Game 3: From $202

Game 4 (if necessary): From $107

Game 5 (if necessary): From $117

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American League Division Series schedule

Saturday, Oct. 5 – Game 1:

  • Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians – 1:08 p.m. ET
  • Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees – 6:38 p.m. ET

Monday, Oct. 7 – Game 2:

  • Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians – 4:08 p.m. ET
  • Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees – 7:38 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Oct. 9 – Game 3:

  • New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals- TBD
  • Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers – TBD

Thursday, Oct. 10 – Game 4 (if necessary)

  • New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals- TBD (if necessary)
  • Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers – TBD (if necessary)

Saturday, Oct. 12 – Game 5 (if necessary)

  • Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees – TBD (if necessary)
  • Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians – TBD (if necessary)

The ALCS is scheduled to being on Monday, Oct. 14 and conditional tickets are available now for both teams. If your team advances to the ALCS, you’re in! If not, you will receive a refund.

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